UNIDO Senior Project Assistant Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UNIDO Kenya programme looking for “Senior Project Assistant”. Applicants with a Completed higher secondary education may apply on or before 21 October 2021.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability. The mission of UNIDO, as described in the Lima Declaration adopted at the fifteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference in 2013 as well as the Abu Dhabi Declaration adopted at the eighteenth session of UNIDO General Conference in 2019, is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States. The relevance of ISID as an integrated approach to all three pillars of sustainable development is recognized by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will frame United Nations and country efforts towards sustainable development. UNIDO’s mandate is fully recognized in SDG-9, which calls to “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”.
UNIDO Senior Project Assistant Jobs 2021
The UNIDO has published a job vacancy announcement on 02 October 2021 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Project Assistant to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) |
| Position | Senior Project Assistant |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Completed higher secondary education |
| Experience Required | A minimum of eight (8) years |
| Application Deadline | 21 October 2021 |
UNIDO Job Vacancy 2021
Project Context: Generating energy capacity from geothermal power generation and its related technologies for sustainable development (SAP ID: 170046) Building on the success of the LCET programme, a programme on “Generating energy capacity from geothermal power generation and its related technologies for sustainable development” was launched in 2017. The main objective of the programme is to promote geothermal power generation and its related technologies in African countries. This will be achieved through technology demonstration, removal of existing barriers in access to information and technical knowledge, capacity building to better absorb and domestically replicate such technologies, knowledge management activities, identification of viable, sustainable and suitable business models while strengthening market conditions for investment in Africa.
Main Functions:
- Screen incoming mail and draft replies for supervisor’s signature on non-technical aspects; provide relevant background/project information whenever necessary to supervisor(s); keep track of pending matters, follow up with other offices on deadlines;
- Screen phone calls and visitors. Respond to complex information requests and inquiries as necessary, as well as to refer queries to appropriate personnel for handling;
- Draft routine and non-routine correspondence (both on TC-related and administrative matters); and putting them into adequate style, language and format; proofread documents and edit texts for accuracy, grammar, punctuation and style in accordance with standard practices and in compliance with the UNIDO Correspondence Manual;
- Assist in the preparation of papers and presentations by extracting/summarizing statistics; undertake computer based searches, compile background information to assist in project identification and formulation;
- Initiate or monitor exercises related to the implementation of TC projects (e.g.: budget revisions, obligation reviews, re-phasing, extension or completion of projects, issuance of new project allotment documents/due sub-allotments, TC allocations and monitoring related exercises. Interpret or consult to clarify the application of new financial procedures, TC guidelines and other instructions. Keep track of project budget expenditures; recommend and initiate budget revisions; complete justification for budget revisions; provide information on the project, draw the supervisor’s attention to problems encountered. Retrieve substantive information on TC projects from the SAP PPM module that has been designed to support results-based management;
- Using SAP, initiate and follow up on actions related to recruitment of experts, training and study tours, purchase of equipment, travel authorizations requests/claims and deal with all related inquiries;
Qualification:
- Completed higher secondary education (high school diploma or equivalent), is required. Formal administrative/secretarial/clerical training or equivalent, is desirable.
Experience:
- A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in the related fields of the post is required. Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), internet search engines, is required. Experience with office procedures and practices, preferably within the UN system or in a multicultural environment, is desirable.
- Experience in project administration, accounting and finance, providing support to managerial/professional staff and using secretarial/administrative skills to assist in the execution of project development and implementation of work, is desirable. Experience with SAP or similar ERP software is desirable.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili is required.
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UNIDO Senior Project Assistant Jobs 2021
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The Closing Date: 21 October 2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unido.org |
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